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The Mach 1's original recipe was simple. It started with a V8 powered 'Sportsroof' body and added numerous visual and performance enhancing items.
This particular was bought in 1970, at the Davis Cup final at Cleveland. The car was then sold and found in 2003 by Ion Tiriac’s son and reintroduced in the collection as an anniversary gift.
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The 1964 introduction of the Mustang created a new class of automobile known as the pony car. The Mustang’s styling, with its long hood, proved wildly popular and inspired a host of imitators.
Late in the 1968 model year, Ford introduced the 428 cu in (7.0 L) Cobra Jet FE engine into the 1968 Shelby GT500KR. This was a strong performer and pointed to the direction that the 1969 Mustang would take. However, "GT" wasn't a name that would initiate images of street screeching performance. Ford decided upon the Mach 1, with the supersonic connotations.
Due to the success of the Mach 1, the GT model was discontinued after 1969 following poor sales of just 5,396 units versus the 72,458 sales for the Mach 1. The Mustang would not wear the "GT" badge again until 1982.
The Mach 1's original recipe was simple. It started with a V8 powered 'Sportsroof' body and added numerous visual and performance enhancing items such as matte black hood treatment with hood pins, hood scoop (including optional Shaker scoop), competition suspension, chrome pop-open gas cap, revised wheels with Goodyear Polyglas tires, chrome exhaust tips, deluxe interior, dealer optional chin spoiler, rear deck spoiler, and rear window louvers.
Ford kept the Mach 1 alive into 1970 and little changed other than the visuals. The 1970 body included dual-beam headlights with the previous inner headlights becoming sport lamps and recessed taillights on a black honeycomb rear panel, side scoops behind both doors removed, revised bucket seats, deep dish sports wheel covers, as well as new side and rear badging and striping were the main visual differences. 1970 saw the previous 351W V8 engine options replaced with a new 351 cu in (5.8 L) Cleveland (351C) V8 in either 2V (2-venturi carburetor) or 4V (4-venturi carburetor) versions. The 351C 4V (M code) engine featured 11.0:1 compression and produced 300 hp at 5400 rpm.
This particular was bought in 1970, at the Davis Cup final at Cleveland. The car was then sold and found in 2003 by Ion Tiriac’s son and reintroduced in the collection as an anniversary gift. Now, the car was modified with special cylinder heads, giving more power than standard and a 5-speed manual gearbox. This particular car is equipped with a special 438hp Edelbrock engine.
The car has 59,693 miles (approx. 96,000 km) on board.
